For first time, Russia will dismantle a nuclear icebreaker
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 — The Bellona Foundation reports that Russia is set to begin dismantling the Atomflot nuclear icebreaker Sibir at the Nerpa Shipyard north of Murmansk in 2017 — the first
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Marine Log announces Best Ships of 2016
NOVEMBER 9, 2016—Marine Log has announced the winners of its annual Best Ships Awards. The award winners are annually profiled in Marine Log’s December issue, and are selected based on their innovative
World’s first LNG-fueled icebreaker delivered
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016—While the U.S. is still years away from building a new heavy icebreaker for its fleet, the Finnish Transport Agency took delivery today of the I/B Polaris, first icebreaker capable
Verreault Navigation wins icebreaker refit contract
AUGUST 10, 2016 — Verreault Navigation Inc. has been awarded a C$8.7 million contract to carry out refit and maintenance work on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCSG) Pierre Radisson. The work
Davie and union agree on five-year labor deal
JULY 25, 2016 — Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada, Inc., Levis, Quebec, and its labor union agreed a new 5-year collective agreement on July 22. The news comes after the failure, earlier
MacGregor equipment picked for Chinese polar ship
JUNE 29, 2016 — Cargotec’s MacGregor subsidiary has won an order to supply MacGregor offshore cranes and a Triplex handling system for a 14,300 gt polar research vessel being built for the
Chinese polar icebreaker to have Azipod propulsion
MAY 12, 2016 — A Chinese polar science research icebreaker will have an ABB Azipod propulsion system. The Polar Research Institute of China ship —the first vessel of its type to be
LNG fueled icebreaker starts sea trials
MAY 12, 2016 —The world’s first LNG dual fueled icebreaker recently left the Arctech Helsinki Shipyard, which is owned by Russia’s United Shipuilding Corporation) for its first sea trials. Under construction for
ABB to upgrade 38 year old Canadian icebreaker
APRIL 22, 2016 — ABB is to modernize a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, installing the latest hardware and software onboard the 38 year old Pierre Radisson under a C$3 million contract awarded
Crystal names escort ship for Northwest Passage cruise
APRIL 13, 2016 — Crystal Cruises has named the icebreaker that will accompany the 1,070 passenger Crystal Serenity embarks in August on what will be the first venture by a large cruise